Kohli century sets up India win as New Zealand stumble in chase

On a placid pitch Virat Kohli capitalised best as India beat New Zealand by 40 runs in the first one-day international at Guwahati

India's Virat Kohli celebrates his century against New Zealand (Deshakalyan Chowdhury)
Virat Kohli scored a century and Yuvraj Singh played the all-rounder’s role as
India defeated New Zealand by 40 runs in the first one-day international at
Guwahati.

Kohli scored 105, while Yuvraj hit 42 and then took three wickets as New
Zealand were bowled out for 236 in reply to the hosts’ 276.

There was also 38 by Gautam Gambhir as the home side were bowled out in 46.3
overs.

Andy McKay took four for 62 and Kyle Mills three for 42 for the tourists in
the Nehru Stadium on an unusually easy pitch for the batsmen.

Yuvraj, Sreesanth and Ravichandran Ashwin each claimed three wickets as Ross
Taylor led the New Zealand reply with 66 out of a total of 236 which lasted
45.2 overs.

Kohli's knock included 10 boundaries as he scored his second successive
century after Murali Vijay and Gambhir had put on 44 for the first